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- The Nivelle offensive (16 April – 9 May 1917) was a Franco-British operation on the Western Front in the First World War which was named after General Robert Nivelle, the commander-in-chief of the French metropolitan armies, who led the offensive.
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The Nivelle Offensive of 1917 was the plan of Robert Nivelle, commander in chief of the French Army. On paper the Nivelle Offensive was going to be a huge attack by the French on German positions alon.
The Nivelle offensive (16 April – 9 May 1917) was a Franco-British operation on the Western Front in the First World War which was named after General Robert Nivelle, the commander-in-chief of the French metropolitan armies, who led the offensive.
- 16 April-9 May 1917
- Indecisive
Apr 17, 2015 · The Nivelle Offensive started in April 1917 and continued until May 1917. The huge offensive, involving 1.2 million men, was the plan of Robert Nivelle, Commander-in-Chief of the French Army.
In 1916, the French military placed General Robert-Georges Nivelle in supreme command. At the time, he seemed like an obvious choice. His successes at Verdun, combined with the prospects of better coordination with the British, contributed to the illusion that he could break the deadlock of the Western Front and force a German surrender.
The Nivelle offensive was a Franco-British plan on the Western Front of World War One. Designed by its architect, General Robert Nivelle, to be strategically decisive, the offensive failed to force a decisive battle with the German forces.
French General Nivelle insisted he had found the key to victory, and that his 1917 spring offensive that would lead to a breakthrough. His plans called for three offensives, one by the British at Arras, a second by the Canadians at Vimy Ridge, and a third a week later by the French at Chemin des Dames.
The 1917 spring offensive, desired by the French government and prepared by Joseph Joffre (1852-1931), was finalized by Nivelle. Conflict with Paul Painlevé (1863-1933) , the war minister, intrigues among the generals and Nivelle’s lack of authority combined with the ambiguous attitude of the English led to the failure for which Nivelle bore ...
